2012 Paris auto show highlights

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New-vehicle sales may be in a slump across Europe, but product development must roll on. Automakers used the Paris auto show this week to showcase upcoming models and new design themes, from the all-new VW Golf to a Porsche wagon.

Jaguar F-Type

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With its sights on Porsche Boxster fans, Jaguar is tapping its sports car roots with the all-new F-Type. Designed to evoke the car's spiritual predecessor -- the eternal E-Type -- Jaguar plans to equip the F-Type with three new supercharged engines. It goes on sale in the United States in the summer of 2013.